Where does “snedvridning” come from?
snedvridning (Swedish) comes from Swedish snedvrida, from Swedish vrida, from Old Swedish vriþa, from Old Norse vríða, from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
snedvridning (Swedish): distortion
Definitions
- distortion
Ancestry of “snedvridning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snedvrida | distort, skew |
| 2 | Swedish | vrida | to twist, to turn (something); to change the direction or orientation of |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vriþa | wring, to twist; escape; squeeze |
| 4 | Old Norse | vríða | to weave, to twist, to wind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |